New Models

BMW 1 M Coupe

(Agencies)
Updated: 2011-04-20 13:05

Visitors walk next to a BMW 1 Series M Coupe during the 14th Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition April 20, 2011. [Photo/Agencies]

 

Luxury car makers that have learned the ropes in the familiar markets of Europe and the United States are having to adapt to new ways in China, but with the market expected to boom, they have little choice but to get on board.

Analysts at IHS Automotive see China's premium segment growing to 909,946 units in 2011 and 1.6 million in 2015, compared with 727,227 last year.